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Got a minute?
Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
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As the days become hotter with the summer season, make sure you’re taking good care of yourself. Today is National Heat Awareness Day, so it sounds like a good time to pop open a refreshing drink. If your friend sent you this, sign up for yourself here.
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The need for more island wide, affordable, year-round housing is urgent. You can help. Click this link to donate today.
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Dispute jeopardizes Vineyard criminal cases
A judge has thrown out a criminal case after a bitter dispute between the Cape and Islands district attorney and the Dukes County sheriff. The lawmen are battling over so-called Brady disclosures, which can contain exculpatory information that must be turned over to defendants. At least nine other criminal prosecutions are now at risk, according to court records in Edgartown District Court. Read more here.
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Trustees reignite fight over OSV access on Chappy
After seemingly concluding a months-long struggle for over-sand vehicle, or OSV, access on parts of Chappaquiddick, the Trustees on Friday filed two appeals to the state Department of Environmental Protection to gain more say in how they run their properties. The Trustees say the Edgartown conservation commission overstepped its legal authority when it imposed strict condintions on them.
Read more here.
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"Irretrievable breakdown"
This is why Edgartown defense attorney Robert Moriarty asked a judge to let him withdraw from a Vineyard case involving his client, Jared Ravizza. The judge agreed. Moriarty represented the 26-year-old after he was charged with assaulting his father in West Tisbury in April. Ravizza now has been charged with stabbing six people, including four minors, in two seemingly random attacks in Braintree and Plymouth last
weekend. He is in custody and undergoing a court-order psychiatric evaluation. Read more here.
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MEETINGS
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission meets at 3 pm on Monday. Here is the agenda.
The Edgartown select board meets at 4 pm on Monday. Here is the agenda.
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee meets at 5:30 pm on Monday. Here is the agenda.
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The MVTimes: Our reporting makes a difference
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Quote of the Day
"We all, as Wampanoag people, we are from the land, and we can feel it here, can feel its presence, can feel its beauty, and wow, look at these homes."
—Carole Vandal during the ribbon cutting for the new apartments in Aquinnah Hot Topic Comment "I’m so glad this new plaque for Rebecca has been placed. I’ve often stopped at that spot to wonder what her original name was, and what her life was like before she was kidnapped and enslaved."
—Jennie Driesen on Rebecca Amos plaque restored Hot Topic Letter "What we all need to ask ourselves now is, How can our community do a better job to spot those who are troubled, and be sure that appropriate medical services are offered to them in a timely fashion?"
—From our latest editorial regarding the Jared Ravizza case
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Today: The 1st Annual Martha's Vineyard Dance Film Festival by Circuit Arts kicks off tonight and continues tomorrow. This fusion of dance and cinema includes documentaries and film shorts about dancers, choreographers, and dance history, plus discussions and live performances. Tickets are general admission and pay-what-you-can. Grange Hall in West Tisbury, 7:30 pm tonight and 5 pm and 7:30 pm on Saturday.
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Weekend: On Saturday, discover great finds at a Book Sale & Estate Sale on Clay Avenue in Oak Bluffs, with proceeds from the sale of over 2500 books being donated to the town library, 8 am to 4 pm. You can pick up other spring delights at a Public Plant Sale at M.V. Community Greenhouse in Oak Bluffs, 10 am to 3 pm, which is also open on Sunday. Up-Island, learn about designing a self-seeding pollinator garden at a Vineyard Gardens Workshop in West Tisbury, 11 am. In the evening, the 32nd Annual Striped Bass Fly Rod Catch and Release Tournament begins at 7 pm and continues into the next day.
On Sunday, the 30th Annual Golf Tournament by M.V. Boys & Girls Club takes place at Farm Neck Golf Club to benefit Island youth, 8 am. The Oak Bluffs Open Market is now open for the season at Washington Park, 10 am to 2 pm. There's also an African Crafts Porch Sale off New Lane in West Tisbury, 12 to 3 pm. At Featherstone, enjoy an opening reception for
"100 Languages of Children," 4 to 6 pm. In Vineyard Haven, M.V. Hebrew Center is screening the "RBG" Documentary, with a discussion, 4 to 6 pm. Wrap up the weekend with the Martha's Vineyard Drum Club at the Milokan Cultural Center in Chilmark, complete with a potluck cookout, 5 to 9 pm.
Movies! Check out what's playing this weekend at Island theaters here.
Seasonal Events! Check out activities for June, July, and August in the latest issue of Vineyard Visitor magazine, including author events, community festivals, exhibits and gardens, farm activities, films and theater, local markets, music concerts, and recreation. Read more here.
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Spin cycle "NordicTrack GX 5.0 PRO Recumbent exercise bike. Barely used. $100. 508-221-0154." Click
here for more finds in our Classifieds section.
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The Barn Open daily for lunch, dinner & bowling. Text Barnmv to 508/696/9800 to receive deals & specials.
The
Sweet Life Open year-round! Serving dinner Tuesday through Sunday at 5 pm, with live music on Thursdays.
@sweet_life_mv 508/696/0200
sweetlifemv.com
Coop de Ville Open for the season and celebrating our 40th year! Get excited! Largest beer selection in Oak Bluffs and best wings on the rock. See you soon! 12 Circuit Ave Ext. Oak Bluffs, on the harbor. coopdevilleshuckshack.com
508/693/3420
The Dunes at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort Opening for the season on May 17. Enjoy al fresco dining on the deck overlooking South Beach. Free and easy parking. Large parties welcomed. Water taxi starting June 22 from downtown Edgartown. RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED AT 508/627/3663
Farm Neck Cafe Join us! Gather with friends to watch a game in
our spacious bar, or dine on the terrace overlooking our exquisite gardens and award winning golf course. Serving lunch daily from 11 am to 3 pm. Pub menu
daily from 3 pm to 6 pm. Ample parking available. Breakfast & dinner coming soon! farmneck.net/cafe
508/693/3560
Click here for more details and specials
Restaurant owners: Are you open? Let our readers know, and support local journalism while doing so!
Contact jenna@mvtimes.com to discuss promoting your dining specials with the MV Times.
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Do you know this chef? We'll throw all winning answers into a pot at the end of the month and someone will win their choice of a $100 gift certificate to an Island business or charity.
Email your answer to newsletters@mvtimes.com, and let us know which day you are guessing about. For previous Do You Knows? see our archive.
Thursday's contest answer:
John Morelli
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Garden Gate Youth Art Show at Featherstone
Head to Featherstone Center for the Arts this Saturday at 4 pm to see the opening celebration of "The 100 Languages of Children: Celebrating Creativity and Community." This exhibit, created by Garden Gate Child
Development Center, showcases artwork by students, alumni, and other Island youth. Garden Gate hopes to highlight the diversity and creativity of the artists featured, and to give them the opportunity to bring their art into a public space. Work can include paintings, drawings, sculpture,
pottery, handicrafts, textiles, glasswork, and jewelry. Read more here.
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